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{{Short description|Expressway}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox road
| country = IND
| name = Jalna-Nanded Samruddhi Mahamarg
| map =
| map_custom =
| map_notes =
| alternate_name =
| image = Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg.png
| maint = [[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]] (MSRDC)
| length_km = 179
| direction_a = Northwest
| direction_b = Southeast
| terminus_a = [[Jalna district]]
| terminus_b = [[Nanded district]]
| states = [[Maharashtra]]
| cities = [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]], [[Parbhani]], [[Nanded]]
| established = Dec 2024 (expected)
}}

The '''Jalna-Nanded Expressway''' is a link road greenfield project that connects the largest cities of Marathwada ([[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]], [[Parbhani]], [[Hingoli]], and [[Nanded]]) to [[Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway]], which is also officially known as '''Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg'''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title='Jalna to Nanded new Expressway'|url=https://www.sarkarnama.in/mumbai/sanction-jalna-nanded-highway-connecting-samrudhi-highway-83073|language=en}}</ref> Proposed as 6-lane wide, this segment will reduce the road distance between [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]] and [[Nanded]] from 226 kilometres to 179 kilometres and bring down travel time between [[Nanded]] and [[Mumbai]] from 12 hours to around 6 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title='Jalna to Nanded Expressway'|url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-nagpur-samruddhi-expressway-77-pc-of-nanded-jalna-expressway-segments-joint-measurement-survey-done-23213994|language=en}}</ref>

== Route Alignment ==
The Jalna-Nanded Expressway will travel through [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]], [[Parbhani]], and [[Nanded]] districts directly. The 179-kilometre Jalna-Nanded segment passes through 87 villages. Around 93.52 kilometres of this segment passes through four tehsils in Parbhani, while 66.46 kilometres passes through three tehsils of Jalna and 19.82 kilometres passes through one tehsil in Nanded.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-12|title='Jalna to Nanded Expressway route'|url=https://theprint.in/india/maha-77-pc-of-nanded-jalna-expressway-segments-joint-measurement-survey-complete/828659/|language=en}}</ref>

===Cities & Towns===
Below are the lists of cities/towns through which the Jalna-Nanded Expressway will connect:
*North East of [[Jalna, Maharashtra|Jalna]] (Panshendra Village) connects to [[Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway]]
*North of [[Partur]]
*South of [[Mantha, Jalna|Mantha]]
*North of [[Sailu|Selu]]
*North of [[Parbhani]]
*South of [[Purna]]
*South of [[Nanded]] (Kakandi Village)

==Construction==
[[MSRDC]] invited RFQ applications for the expressway’s civil construction in April 2023. Here’s a list of civil packages included within the RFQ document:

{| class= "wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!Sr. No.
!Package
!Length in [[km]]
!Contractor
|-
| 1.
| JNE-1 (36.09 km): 0.000 to 36.09
| style="text-align:center;"|36.09
| Tender Notice Pending
|-
| 2.
| JNE-2 (30.46 km): 36.09 to 66.55
| style="text-align:center;"|30.46
| Tender Notice Pending
|-
| 3.
| JNE-3 (32.44 km): 66.55 to 98.99
| style="text-align:center;"|32.44
| Tender Notice Pending
|-
| 4.
| JNE-4 (28.85 km): 98.99 to 127.84
| style="text-align:center;"|28.85
| Tender Notice Pending
|-
| 5.
| JNE-5 (32.19 km): 127.84 to 160.03
| style="text-align:center;"|32.19
| Tender Notice Pending
|-
| 6.
| JNE-6 (19.82+4.48 km): 160.03 to 179.85 <small>(package includes from Hingole Gate to Chatrapai Chowk)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|24.3
| Tender Notice Pending
|}

==Status updates==
*'''March 2021:''' Project Announcement at Maharashtra State Annual Budget 2021–22.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title= Project Announcement|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/five-focus-areas-in-rs-427-780-cr-maha-budget-101647015487904.html|language=en}}</ref>
*'''November 2021:''' Maharashtra State Rajpatra (Work Order) Release.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-14|title= Rajpatra Release|url=https://www.enavabharat.com/state/maharashtra/mumbai/jalna-nanded-expressway-will-be-connected-with-samridhi-highway-process-of-land-acquisition-begins-452510/|language=en}}</ref>
*'''December 2021:''' Land Acquisition Process Start.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-14|title= Land Acquisition Start|url=https://www.enavabharat.com/state/maharashtra/mumbai/jalna-nanded-expressway-will-be-connected-with-samridhi-highway-process-of-land-acquisition-begins-452510/|language=en}}</ref>
*'''February 2022:''' 77% Land Acquisition Survey Completed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-14|title= Land Acquisition Survey|website= [[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/77-survey-for-samruddhi-mahamargs-179km-nanded-jalna-stretch-completed/articleshow/89553919.cms|language=en}}</ref>
*'''November 2022:''' Land Acquisition Notification Release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-11|title= Land Acquisition |url=http://epaper.lokmat.com/main-editions/Aurangabad%20Main%20/2022-11-11/3}}</ref>
*'''November 2022:''' 22000 Crore Rupees Fund Raising For Land Acquisition & Construction Work. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-11|title= Fund Raising |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-cabinet-gives-nod-to-msrdc-to-raise-loan-worth-rs-35629-cr-for-land-acquisition-of-three-key-transport-infra-projects}}</ref>
*'''April 2023:''' Invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select eligible contractors for the construction.{{cn|date=April 2023}}

== See also ==
*[[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]
*[[Expressways in India]]
*[[Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation]]
*[[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway]]
*[[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jalna - Nanded Expressway}}
[[Category:Expressways in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Jalna]]
[[Category:Transport in Nanded]]
[[Category:Expressways in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Maharashtra]]

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Ajay Kumar at 16:10, 26 September 2023